Drinking-fountain pedestal



March 16 ,1926. f 1,577,142

P. MUELLER ETAL DRINKING FOUNTAIN PEpEsTAL original'mldjNov. 12, 1919' 2 sheets-sheet 1 .ZY-wellr and Vrafan CfScwermcum,

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March 16 1926.

P. MUELLER E'r AL vDRINKING FOUNTAIN PEDESTAL Original Filed Nov.A 12, 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 16, 192.6.

PATENT oFFlcE.

PHILIP MUELLER AND ANTON C. SCI-IUERMAN, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS y ADOLPH .MUELLEIQ TRUSTEE, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

DRINKING-FOUNTAIN riainnsmnn.`

originar application inea November'iaisle, serial No. 337,490. vDivideaami 'this' application ineiinprii 3o, 1923. seriaino. 635,590.

' To allwltom t may concern.'

Be it known that PHILIP MUELLER and ANTON C. SGHUERMANN, citizens o f the United States,'residing at Decatur, 1n the county'of Macon and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Drinking-Fountain Pedestals, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to anew and improvedv type of pedestal,- more particularly adapted for usewith drinking fountains, in

which a bubbler vhead and waste bowl are supported by the pedestal, and in which the pedestal is arranged so as to compactly l'house ythe supply and waste pipe co-nnections, together with the supply valve,and its associated parts; This case, is a division, under official requirement, of applicants coending application, Ser. No. 337,490, filed ov. 12, 1919. y

One feature-ofthe invention is the prol vision of means whereby ready access'may be had to the interior'of the pedestal for ac-V complishing the necessary adjustment to the cock body, and its associated parts,and es-` pecially to permit vadjustment of the stopj and regulator and the pedal parts without the removal or disturbance of the pedestal.

This is accomplishedby means' of a removy able cover plate secured to the lowerv portion of the pedestal adjacent the cockbody,

the securing means for attaching'the cover plate/to the pedestal being of sucha construction as to prevent children and un-v authorized persons from tampering with the cock body orregulating mechanism.

In the drawings illustrating several embodiments of our invention,

'Figure lis a vertical section of' a drink-fl 0 ing fountain with our., pedestal secured thereto. l

kFigures 2 and 3 are sectional and rear elevational views respectively, of one form of hand hole cover plate.

I `Figures 4fand5 are similar views of a slightly modified type of cover plate. j

Figures 6 and 7 are front jelevational sectional views of the hand hole and pedestalslot cover plate.

Referring to the numerals indicate like parts in the/various adapted to engageatits forward end a porrod l22V to an operating pedal located on the drawings, wherein likeK4 vis suitably connected toa cock body 14 having an adjustable valve. vstemV 16 which is operatively connected with a forked lever 17 having its pedal portion 18 extending through a slot 19 in the wall of the pedestal '10. Y

`In order that the valve maybe operated at any vdesired level, a childs levier 2O is tion of the' lever 18, so asto actuate the valvestem 16. The outer end of the lever 20 extends through a vertical slot 21 formed in the pedestal 10, `and is connected by the platform 23. Y Y

The bowl 24 is removably secured to the pedestal bythe screws 25, while the upper section 26A of the wasteI pipe is held in fixed position with respect to the vpedestal by the j plate 27 'which rests upon the lugs 28 and held in position thereon by the screw 29, which'lextends through the lug 30 on` the nut 31.` Y n a f l To permit ready access tothe cock bodyl so 14, and particularly theregulator orv stop screw 32, the lower portion ofthe pedestal' 10 is `provided adjacent the valve with a hand hole 33,` which is adapted to be closed Y by a removable cover plate 34 connected by 85 the screw 35 to the cross bar 36 'positionedj on the opposite side of the pedestal. The screw 35 has at itsiniier end a flanged headk to preventthe cross bar from being 'disconsirable todispense with the childs lever '20 and when this is done, itV will benecessary vto provide a cover plate which will not only close the hand hole 33,k but will also cover the slot 21 arranged in the pedestal 10, through which the lever 2O would normally l extend. To provide a suitable hand hole cover when the lever 90 is not employed, we have shown in Figures (S and T, a niodilied forni of cover plate which consists oit the cover 3a having a downwardly extending strip 37 adapted to cover theslot 2h A flanged wrench receiving screw 38 lits 1n a recessed portion oi the cover -l and is pro` vided at its innerI end` with a` hanged head adapted to engage the cross bar 39. The cross bar 3S) inay be inserted through the hand hole @t0 by arranging the arms thereof inaligninent with the recesses tl termed in the pedestal, and having its lower end to register with the slot 2l. lVhen the cross baris in this position and a wrench is applied to the square end of the screw 38, the cross bar will be turned to the position shown in dotted lines in Figure (i, with its ends engaging the inner wall oi the pedestal and bearing upon the stop lugs :toi-ined on the inner walL llontinned rotation of the screw 3S will cause the cover plate to be closely clamped to the outer wall oit' the pedestal, `thus completely closing the hand hole and slot. It will be observed that the stop andregulator 32 is in .line with the hand hole and preferably a single wrench is provided tor rotating the scre\v.38 oi' the cover plate la and the stop and regulator screw 32. The wrench receiving formation oit' these two parts is preferably the saule, so as to obviate the necessity of diilerent Wrenchesbeing employed :for lnaniliulatingr these parts. l

If only the operatingl .lever 1T is usedv and the pedestal is not provided with the slot 21, the cover plate is preferably of the `forni shown in Figures 2 and` 3, in which the plate 43 is ol crown forni, and has the screw head` recess da adapted to receivetlie polygonal he: l ehi of the freely rotatable screw all, saith-screw being provided at its inner end With a tapered ihinge `or head fl? adapted" to engage the inwardly arched middle portion ot the locking bar a8 whichl spans the hand hole ell), with its` ends bearing,l against the inner wall ot4 the pedestal. The arched iforni oi" bar 1l-S` and the recess plate it-l bring the parts close together, and permits the use of a screw ld oit ininiinuni length as shown in Figure The loci@ ing bar il-8 is` pernnrnently held to` the screw te b v the :tlangedi port-.ion eti' above referred to, while the collar 50 on the other end et` the screw prevents tlieescapeo'f the plato 43, so that` the. partsv ran not become separated and lost.

The plate and barare placed inposition by inserting the bar TLS througji slotsz` 5l in the periljihery ot the hand hole stt), with the plate iS-l: resting. against. the" outer Wall ot the pedestah 1th Upon turaiinp` the;

screw tt, the bar lifwill be nioved to the position shown in Figure l, with the ends of the bar bearing against lugs 52. Con tinual turningl of the screw will draw the bar and plate together and clamp theni tightly over the hand hole. In order to insure ready removal ol' the plate, the lugs are 1'eierably placed adjacent the slots so that when the bar 4S is swung back to remove the cover plate, it will strike the `lugs 53, and register with the slots 5l, thus being readily relnoved Withoutthe delay which would occur it' it were necessary to rotate the concealed bar 18 until registry oil" the ba r and slots were securedL i In the construction shown in Figures l and 5, the bar 54: is straight instead of arched and the cover plate 55 is shallower than the torna` just described' and has its cen-ter dropped into the hand hole as shown; in Figure at. Preferably lugs 56 will be provided on plate 55: to` center and lock the plateagainst rotation. A screw 57 couples the plate bar 5st andthe plate 55, and has its outer end litting' in aV recessin the plate :3?` and formed so as to receive any suitable tool. The screw 57 passes through the center oi bar and is` preferably thick ened to give sutlicien-t threaded area at its. inner end, so as to prevent complete separation ci? the bar lroni the cover. Stop lugs 5S are preferably formed adjacent the slots- 59 in the pedestal so as to insure` reg,- istry of the bar 5a with the saidiA slots when the cover is removed.` The lugs. 5S further serve as stops itor the bar 5a when it is in` locked position as shown in Figure 5.

It is to be understood that slight changes in design and substitution oit mechanical` equivalents for the various expediente dis,A closed may be` made without departing, from the spirit of the invention and the scope of what isrclainiedi Wie elaiin:

l. A pedestal for drinkingfonntainshavL ingr a hand hole provided with vertically disposed bar receiving slots, the` inner wall,` of said pedestal having diainetrically opposed stop lugs positioned at substantially right angles to said slots, a curved; cover' plate for said hand hole having; a central recess forinedin its outer face, a looking. bar

having an` outwardly disposed arch and `adapted to pass through the slots in saidA pedestal and engage said lugs, andA a coupling; bolt threaded in said bar and freely rotatable in said plate, the head of said bolt arranged` to lie Wholly Within said recess. y

A pedestal tor drinln'ng,r fountains having a hands hole provided with radially disposed bar receiving' slots and a` verticaly open` ing, stop lugs in the inner Wall of said" pedestal` adjacent the periphery ot said hole, a cover plate for said hand hole havingl a depending portion adapted to rover said vertical opening, said cover having a central opening and an enlarged rece-ss n the outer Wall thereof, a. looking bar, and a' coupling screw threaded in said bar and freely r0- tatnble n said plate, said screw being pro; vided at its inner end With ya, tapered head and its outer extremity having an annular collar to prevent complete separation of the parte, the outer portion of the screw lying Wholly Within the recess 'formed in said plate.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands.

PHILIP MUELLER.

ANTON C. SCHUERMANN. 

